Yellowknife Fire Division is a full-time

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located in

Yellowknife Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of t ...

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, Canada with full-time

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s. The department was established in February 1943. Their staff consists of a fire chief, two deputy chiefs, and thirty-six full-time members, composed of four captains, four lieutenants and twenty-eight firefighters. They operate on a four-platoon system that consists of eight staff. In 2022, the department responded to 5,982 calls, down 28.9 per cent from the average of 7,712 between 2017 and 2021. The services provided incorporate public education initiatives, fire inspections, preplanning, fire suppression, emergency medical response and additional specialized services in auto extrication,

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, confined space, water/ice rescue. The Fire Department provides important emergency services to the citizens of Yellowknife and the surrounding area. According to the Yellowknife Fire Division the following are the minimum requirements to join: As of November 2023, the chief is Nelson Johnson, deputy chief of operations is Rob Andrews, and deputy chief of safety and training is Seann May.

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